Fire-escape



(No Model.)

' A. G. WHITE.

FIRE ESCAPE.

No. 522,639. Patented July '10, 1894.

v fully described hereinafter.

UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDERSON WHITE, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,639, dated July 10,1894, Application filed August 2, 1893. Serial No. 482,201. (Noinodeh)To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDERsoN G. WHITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alle-f gheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Escapes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use the sameyreference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improved fire escape apparatus, and itconsists in a clamp adapted to engage with a rope, and a belt to engagewith the said clamp, whereby a person may descend from a burningbuilding in safety, together with certain details of construction, andcombination of parts as will be In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1is a plan view of my improved clamp, which is constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a side'elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isaperspective view of the belt used in connection with the said clamp.

To put my invention into practice I form a I clamp adapted to take africtional hold on a wire rope of small diameter, said clamp consistingof two jaws 1" hinged together by a pin 2, and operated toward or awayfrom each other by a threaded shaft 4 and hand wheel 9. This shaft 4 isprovided with a ratchet wheel 5 and pawl 6 which will look the saidshaft to prevent turning in one direction.

Arranged within the clamp are shoes 7 to grasp the rope, one of which isoperated toward or away from the said rope by means of a screw 8,thereby'providinga means for using the clamp on large and small ropes.Attached to this clamp by means of short chains 12 is a stout hook 13which is used as a connection with'a strong belt secured about theperson. This belt 14. consists of a band having a snap hook 15 to jointhe ends together, and a number of other hooks 17 and rings 16 forattaching articles or other persons thereto. I H

In operation the belt 14 is secured about the person, and attached tothe clamp by the hook 13. The rope is passed through the opening 3 ofthe clamp, and one end attached to any suitable object in the room. Bymanipulating the two screws 4 and 8 the person may be lowered downrapidly and safely.

Having thus described my invention, I I

' c1aim- The herein described fireescape consisting of the clamp 1consisting of parts hinged together, the shaft 4 provided with a handwheel and ratchet, the shoes 7 and screw 8,

the hook 13 attached to the said clamp, and

the belt fitted with a number of hooks and rings, all arranged andcombined for service, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signaturethis 19th day of April, A. D. 1893.

ANDERSON G. WHITE.

In presence of- .T AS. J. MCAFEE, M. E. HARRISON.

